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Light-Up LED Pom Poms
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$145 USD per pair
For college dance coaches heading into basketball season: the Grand Canyon University dance team ordered 40 pairs of our LED pom poms in October 2026 and lit them white at the pep rally launching basketball season, as the arena lights dipped. Your team gets the same rate: $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
What did the GCU dance team order?
| Order detail | What the team got |
|---|---|
| The team | The Grand Canyon University Dance Team |
| The order | 40 pairs of light-up LED pom poms, October 2026 |
| The event | The pep rally launching basketball season |
| The light | Every pom lit white |
| The room | A packed arena, the house lights dipping, the student section waving banners |
Forty pairs is one of the larger orders we see from a single dance team. In this fall’s applications, only 2 of 54 teams asked for more than 40. If you coach a different kind of team, start with light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
Who is the GCU Dance Team?
GCU Athletics describes its dance team as a highly visible athletic team, present at many GCU athletic competitions, campus events and in the Phoenix community. Its routines span jazz, hip hop and pom, and it works under the supervision of GCU University Relations & Campus Events (source: GCU Athletics: Dance Team). In January 2026 in Orlando, the team won its first UDA Division I Jazz national title, plus another national title in Game Day LIVE; the two were part of five national titles GCU Spirit Programs won in 2026 (source: GCU Athletics, Oct. 14, 2026).
A team that wins on game-day performance is judged on how it moves a crowd. That is the same skill a pep rally asks for, and it is why the light matters: the crowd reacts to what it can see.
The GCU Dance Team is a customer of ours. Grand Canyon University and GCU Athletics do not sponsor or endorse Neon Cowboys.
What the pep rally footage shows
Our clip of the GCU pep rally is short, and it shows exactly what a dance coach needs to see. The dance team is lit white, every pom the same. The student section fills the stands, waving banners. Then the arena lights dip, and the poms glow brightest.
- White reads from across the court. It stands apart from the crowd and from the arena’s own lighting.
- The dip does the work. The poms glow brightest in the seconds the house lights go down. Plan those seconds on purpose.
- A matched line reads as one shape. A big line lit the same color reads as a single block of light from the upper rows.
How do you plan a lights-down moment at a pep rally?
| Moment | House lights | Dance team | Remote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doors open | Full | Poms on and set to white with W | Holder at the end of the line |
| Hype video | Down | Hold still, lit, then hit on the last beat | Color already set; no press needed |
| Dance feature | Dipped | Full routine with poms lit | No changes mid-routine |
| Team introductions | Spotlights | Frame the court in one color | One planned change, on a count |
| Lights back up | Full | Finish lit; the metallic streamers carry the look | Off by remote after the exit |
At a campus pep rally the house lights usually belong to event staff or arena production, not the dance coach. Get the run of show early, ask for one or two dips you can count on, and rehearse in the room. Our lights-out intro ideas and pep rally ideas have more moments to build around.
Sizing an order for a large college dance team
Big teams need proportionally more spares, because more poms means more chances one is on a charger or left in a locker. Order the whole team together so every pair matches. At $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs:
| Team size | Spares | Pairs | Cost at the team rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 dancers | 2 | 32 | $3,840 |
| 34 dancers | 2 | 36 | $4,320 |
| 44 dancers | 3 | 47 | $5,640 |
Each pom is about 7 oz and runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion pack that charges by USB-C, so a long rally does not mean a bag of spare batteries.
Can the same poms carry the whole basketball season?
Yes. The pep rally is the start, not the whole use. The same set covers lineup introductions, timeouts, theme nights and senior night, with the color changed by remote for each. A charge runs about 3 to 4 hours, less on white and rainbow, so on a doubleheader day turn them on for the moments that count and top up between games. The full winter plan is in college basketball dance team poms; if your program also lights cheer, see college spirit squad light-up poms. Coaching high school? See basketball cheer season poms.
How to apply for your dance team
Send us your first pep rally or home game date and we will size the order around it.
Apply with your school, your dance team’s size, your colors and the date of your first pep rally or home game. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Frequently asked questions
Does the GCU dance team use Neon Cowboys LED pom poms?
Yes. The Grand Canyon University dance team ordered 40 pairs of our light-up LED pom poms in October 2026 and lit them white at the pep rally launching basketball season.
What color were GCU’s poms at the pep rally?
Lit white. The remote’s W button sets every pom to white at once, and white reads under any arena lighting.
What is your team pricing?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A team of 34 with 2 spares is 36 pairs, or $4,320 at that rate.
How do they work when the arena lights drop?
The diodes are built into the pom itself, so the whole pom lights, not a dot in the handle. One remote switches every pom that is on, at about 65 to 80 feet. See our setup videos.
Can we get them in our team colors?
Yes. Streamers come in metallic colors, or a custom mix in your team colors on 10 or more pairs, and the remote sets the light: white for a pep rally, team colors on game nights.
Can we get them in time for our season opener?
Send us your season-opener or pep rally date when you apply and we will tell you plainly what fits.
See also: light-up pom poms for every kind of team, the Texas Tech pom squad case study, teams that use our LED pom poms, white pom poms and our team pricing page.
Sources: GCU Athletics: Dance Team, GCU Athletics, Oct. 14, 2026.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
